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Foodpolitics

  1. delivery
    Delivery Orders Won’t Come With Forks AnymoreOr spoons, or ketchup, or those little packets of duck sauce.
    By Chris Crowley
  2. shutdowns
    With Democrats in Control of Congress, Hope Rises for Restaurant Relief“We feel pretty good that we can get the bill passed.”
    By Rachel Sugar
  3. labor
    Florida Becomes Latest State to Pass a $15 Minimum WageIt will be raised annually through 2026 and then adjusted for inflation every year after.
    By Chris Crowley
  4. food politics
    Court’s Food-Stamp Ruling Is a Loss for Trump, a Win for Basic DecencyA federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to end SNAP benefits for nearly 700,000 unemployed Americans.
    By Rachel Sugar
  5. street vendors
    The NYPD Is Still Ticketing Street Vendors After AllThe mayor’s June promises have yet to be fulfilled.
    By Rachel Sugar
  6. street vendors
    NYPD Will No Longer Be Involved in Street Vendor Enforcement“Moving vendor enforcement away from NYPD is a welcomed decision, but we await further details of the replacement plan.”
    By Chris Crowley
  7. food politics
    Fast-Food Companies Still Don’t CareEmpty messages don’t change a rotten system.
    By Chris Crowley
  8. food politics
    New York City Caps Delivery Fees at 15 PercentThe law is one of seven meant to provide relief for restaurants and other commercial establishments.
    By Chris Crowley
  9. coronavirus
    Horrifying Problems Continue to Plague the Meat IndustryCoronavirus cases at meatpacking facilities have skyrocketed.
    By Chris Crowley
  10. food politics
    Trump’s Restaurant Panel Isn’t Going to HelpDuh.
    By Chris Crowley
  11. food fight
    New York Bodega Owners Prepare to Fight Plastic-Bag BanLawyers representing 14,000 bodegas are asking a judge to delay the law.
    By Chris Crowley
  12. food politics
    Mayor Pete Compels Americans to Go Ahead and Mix Ranch With SalsaA powerful message for a country in turmoil.
    By Chris Crowley
  13. food tv
    Watch AOC Talk BECs and Bartending in the BronxThe House representative spends a day with Desus and Mero.
    By Nikita Richardson
  14. food politics
    A Brooklyn Bakery Is Sending Cakes to 53 Republican Senators TodayNew York’s own Butter & Scotch is asking lawmakers to let former national security adviser John Bolton testify in the ongoing impeachment trial.
    By Nikita Richardson
  15. food politics
    New Campaign Aims to Remove ‘Chinese Restaurant Syndrome’ From DictionaryHow is this still in there?
    By Chris Crowley
  16. environmental concerns
    New York State May Ban Foam ContainersGovernor Cuomo wants to eighty-six them.
    By Chris Crowley
  17. field notes
    Foie Gras May Be Cruel. It’s Definitely Irrelevant.A restaurant critic on the waning days of a luxury ingredient.
    By Adam Platt
  18. factory farming
    A New Report Details Just How Dangerous America’s Meat Industry Has Become“Pretty much every other day a worker is sent to the hospital or loses a body part.”
    By Marissa Conrad
  19. make your preparations now
    Are You Ready for the Cheesepocalypse?European cheese might soon cost twice as much in America. Here’s everything you need to know.
    By Patrick Kelly
  20. food politics
    Eric Trump Walks Into a Bar — and an Employee Spits on HimThe president’s son says he got more than he bargained for at the Aviary in Chicago.
    By Nikita Richardson
  21. renegade ingredeints
    Why Do Foods Get Banned?How seemingly random, extremely complicated rules prevent you from eating the food you want.
    By Clint Rainey
  22. food politics
    Restaurateur Apologizes After Saying He’d Ban MAGA HatsJ. Kenji López-Alt tweeted that anyone wearing the hat to his popular Wursthall would not be served — and then reversed the short-lived policy.
    By Nikita Richardson
  23. politics
    How Restaurants Help, and Empower, Their Employees to Vote“If I want people to vote, I have to enable them to vote.”
    By Priya Krishna
  24. food politics
    Mitch McConnell Is the Latest Politician to Get Heckled at a RestaurantA group of men confronted the politician while he was eating dinner with his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
    By Nikita Richardson
  25. just try it
    The Quest to Create the Next QuinoaCan Americans be convinced to eat ancient foods they’ve never heard of?
    By Clint Rainey
  26. food politics
    Meet the Politician Fighting for Your Favorite Street FoodThe Democratic nominee from Queens wants the city and state to do more for these small businesses.
    By Chris Crowley
  27. food politics
    D.C. Restaurant’s Yelp Page Attacked After Ted Cruz Is Chased Out By ProtestersItalian hotspot Fiola has suddenly seen a flood of one-star reviews.
    By Nikita Richardson
  28. food politics
    Venezuelans Are Protesting Salt Bae’s Miami SteakhouseProtests come a few days after embattled Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro ate at Salt Bae’s restaurant in Istanbul while his own citizens starve.
    By Nikita Richardson
  29. food politics
    Turns Out Joe Biden Is a Good Tipper, TooThe former VP left a hefty tip at a Chicago restaurant this week.
    By Nikita Richardson
  30. food politics
    It Is Time for Politicians to Stop Eating Food in PublicCynthia Nixon’s cinnamon-raisin bagel with lox is just the latest reason.
    By Chris Crowley
  31. food politics
    Texas Restaurant Forced to Apologize After Posting Photo of Jeff SessionsOwners of Houston restaurant El Tiempo caught heat for sharing a post-meal photo of the attorney general on their Facebook page.
    By Nikita Richardson
  32. Ocasio-Cortez’s Victory Is a Win for New York’s Restaurant WorkersHer platform (universal health care, a $15 minimum wage, support for the Equality Act) would address the labor issues the industry is rife with.
    By Chris Crowley
  33. immigration
    NYC Pizza Delivery Worker Detained by ICE Gets Stay of DeportationLocal restaurants also say they will stop delivering to the military base where the arrest happened.
    By Hugh Merwin
  34. food politics
    Mitt Romney’s Favorite Meat Is ‘Hot Dog’Hamburger comes in at a controversial No. 2.
    By Chris Crowley
  35. food politics
    How Trump’s Ag Secretary Helped Big Food During His First YearA new report from a major science-advocacy group lists the many ways he’s “sidelining science and favoring industry over farmers and the public.”
    By Clint Rainey
  36. food politics
    White House Incorrectly Compares Its Proposed Food-Stamp Program to Blue ApronThe big difference: Blue Apron’s boxes contain fresh ingredients.
    By Clint Rainey
  37. food politics
    José Andrés Says He Begged Trump to Walk Back Anti-Mexico CommentsThe chef says he got nowhere — which is when he decided to pull the plug on a restaurant contract.
    By Clint Rainey
  38. food politics
    Bourdain to Critics Who Tell Chefs to Stay Out of Politics: ‘F*ck That’“Who eats? Who doesn’t eat? Who is cooking? … Who is picking the produce? Who is cutting the meat? Who is shipping the meat?”
    By Chris Crowley
  39. health concerns
    Here’s How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Undermining Food SafetyA “little-noticed” USDA plan to help trade at the cost of safety is just the latest example.
    By Clint Rainey
  40. national anthem protests
    Restaurants Banning NFL Games Should Look at Their Own MenusThey come courtesy of immigrants.
    By Clint Rainey
  41. labor fights
    Fight for $15 Held Protests Across the Country on Labor DayFrom San Diego to Des Moines to Orlando, workers walked out.
    By Chris Crowley
  42. health concerns
    America’s Top Public-Health Official Has Shady Ties to Coca-ColaShe partnered with Coke on an anti-obesity initiative that ignored soda entirely.
    By Clint Rainey
  43. food politics
    Steakhouses Complain Trump’s China Trade Deal Is Skyrocketing Beef PricesThanks to his trade deal, beef is now going to China instead of them.
    By Clint Rainey
  44. the chain gang
    Starbucks Vows to Hire Another 2,500 Refugees, This Time in EuropeThe coffee chain doesn’t care about planned boycotts in response.
    By Clint Rainey
  45. features
    The New FoodieismTo care about food now is to care about the future of this country.
    By Mark Bittman
  46. food politics
    Trump Administration Begins Dismantling Michelle Obama’s School-Lunch PoliciesUSDA Secretary Sonny Perdue believes her nutrition initiatives need a little “palatability.”
    By Clint Rainey
  47. food politics
    A New Study Says the Trans-Fat Ban Is Working to Reduce Heart AttacksAnother nail in the coffin for hydrogenated oils.
    By Chris Crowley
  48. food politics
    Investors Warn a ‘Liberal Agenda’ Is Killing Starbucks’s BusinessThey accuse the chain of “unwavering” support of liberal causes “to the detriment of its brand.”
    By Clint Rainey
  49. food politics
    President Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Slash Funding for Meals on WheelsThe organization delivers meals to the elderly, disabled, poor, veterans, and others unable to leave their homes.
    By Chris Crowley
  50. food politics
    Congressman Warns He’s Bringing Chef José Andrés as His Guest to Trump’s SpeechHe and the president’s legal arch-nemesis “intend to respect the decorum of the House of Representatives.”
    By Clint Rainey
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